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1012 Prophecy of Jeremias

for the Lord the God of hosts hath a work to be Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and
done in the land of the Chaldeans. upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
26 Come ye against her from the uttermost 36 A sword upon her diviners, and they shall
borders: open that they may go forth that shall be foolish: a sword upon her valiant ones, and
tread her down: take the stones out of the way, they shall be dismayed.
and make heaps, and destroy her: and let noth- 37 A sword upon their horses, and upon their
ing of her be left. chariots, and upon all the people that are in the
27 Destroy all her valiant men, let them go midst of her: and they shall become as women:
down to the slaughter: woe to them, for their a sword upon her treasures, and they shall be
day is come, the time of their visitation. made a spoil.
28 The voice of them that flee, and of them 38 A drought upon her waters, and they shall
that have escaped out of the land of Babylon: to be dried up: because it is a land of idols, and
declare in Sion the revenge of the Lord our God, they glory in monstrous things.
the revenge of his temple. 39 Therefore shall dragons dwell there with
29 Declare to many against Babylon, to all the fig fauns: and ostriches shall dwell therein,
that bend the bow: stand together against her and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, nei-
round about, and let none escape; pay her ac- ther shall it be built up from generation to gen-
cording to her work: according to all that she eration.
hath done, do ye to her: for she hath lifted up 40 As the Lord overthrew Sodom and Gomor-
herself against the Lord, against the Holy One rha, and their neighbour cities, saith the Lord:
of Israel. no man shall dwell there, neither shall the son of
30 Therefore shall her young men fall in her man inhabit it.
streets: and all her men of war shall hold their 41 Behold a people cometh from the north,
peace in that day, saith the Lord. and a great nation, and many kings shall rise
31 Behold I come against thee, O proud one, from the ends of the earth.
saith the Lord the God of hosts: for thy day is 42 They shall take the bow and the shield:
come, the time of thy visitation. they are cruel and unmerciful: their voice shall
32 And the proud one shall fall, he shall fall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses:
down, and there shall be none to lift him up: like a man prepared for battle against thee, O
and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall daughter of Babylon.
devour all round about him. 43 The king of Babylon hath heard the report
33 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The children of them, and his hands are grown feeble: anguish
of Israel, and the children of Juda are oppressed hath taken hold of him, pangs as a woman in
together: all that have taken them captives, hold labour.
them fast, they will not let them go. 44 Behold he shall come up like a lion from the
34 Their redeemer is strong, the Lord of hosts swelling of the Jordan to the strong and beauti-
is his name: he will defend their cause in judg- ful: for I will make him run suddenly upon her:
ment, to terrify the land, and to disquiet the and who shall be the chosen one whom I may
inhabitants of Babylon. appoint over her? for who is like to me? and
35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the who shall bear up against me? and who is that